The Latest Breaking News from NU

Northwestern football staff raise ire with ‘offensive’ and ‘tone deaf’ shirts

Several Wildcats players and coaches were spotted wearing shirts bearing the message “Cats against the World” and the number 51. Fired coach Pat Fitzgerald wore No. 51 as an NU player in the 1990s.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023

Don’t buy into report that Evanston would benefit from rebuilt Northwestern stadium

The opening pages read as if the billionaire sponsor of the project, Pat Ryan, had written them himself.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023

Hersey senior Carson Grove commits to Northwestern

The senior athlete from Hersey committed to Northwestern on Monday, a milestone in interim coach David Braun’s efforts to bring some stability to the troubled program.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2023

‘To all the young athletes out there, I urge you to stand up.’ 4th lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke about the new lawsuit Monday afternoon on behalf of former student football player Lloyd Yates, Last week, Yates said that sexualized hazing was commonplace on the team.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 24, 2023

Of course race is a factor in lawsuits against Northwestern

Not lost on some, how convenient that this decades-old pattern and practice is investigated and goes public during Derrick Gragg’s rare tenure as one of the few existing Black men overseeing a D1 program

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023

Don’t underestimate the dangers of aspartame

It is unsettling that aspartame is commonly found in many of the sweetened foods and beverages we consume when trying to be more calorie conscious.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023

Paul Sullivan: Former Northwestern players speak up about a ‘rampant’ hazing culture that has tarnished the university

“All we wanted to do was play ball,” Simba Short said Wednesday morning as he stood behind a lectern with three other former Northwestern football players.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 19, 2023

With names and faces now attached to the hazing allegations, life just got harder for Northwestern

Whistleblowers risk a lot by coming forward.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2023

How High Can Nu Holdings Stock Rise?

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Barchart · Jul 18, 2023

How High Can Nu Holdings Rise?

Nu Holdings is a fintech stock trading at a premium. But here's why it is one of the most compelling growth stocks in the world.

Barchart · Jul 18, 2023